After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
Politics
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Is there any redeeming social value to the tawdry tale of Anthony Weiner?
Exit Newt Gingrich. Well, not quite yet, officially. On his Facebook page, Gingrich says he will endure "the rigors of campaigning for public office" and "will carry the message of American renewal to every part of this great land, whatever it takes."
NEW YORK -- Here we go all over again. Read my lips and bring em on. It's the economy, stupid. Gotcha!
Poisoning the Press is a favorite fantasy of politicians caught in the crosshairs of a dogged investigative reporter.
WASHINGTON -- The Republicans swept November's midterm election by making it highly ideological, a referendum on two years of hyper-liberalism -- of arrogant, overreaching, intrusive government drowning in debt and running deficits of $1.5 trillion annually.
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Detroit declared the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history on July 18, but most Americans believe it won't be the only U.S. city to go bust.
A new Rasmussen Reports poll showed 74 percent of Americans think it's at least somewhat likely that more major cities will file for bankruptcy in the near future -- that number includes 44 percent who say it's very likely.
By Kevin Derby
Blaise Ingoglia, the vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), continues to reel in the support of Florida legislators as he runs for the Florida House seat currently held by Rep. Rob Schenck, R-Spring Hill, who faces term limits in 2014. On Monday, Ingoglia announced he won the support of Rep. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, who is considering a run for Congress.
By Kevin Derby
National polls show former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the top candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and, if she stays out, Vice President Joe Biden leads the pack. But poll released late last week shows a few Democrats stand to benefit if those two candidates stay out of the race.
By Kevin Derby
At the end of last week, a major candidate entered the increasingly crowded field battling for the Florida House seat currently held by Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City, who faces term limits in 2014.
By Kevin Derby
No doubt about it, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is being eclipsed by other possible candidates for the Republican nomination. Democratic firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) released a national poll back in April which found Rubio leading the 2016 pack with 21 percent but a poll released Friday finds him with considerably less support.
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Chris Sprowls will be kicking off his efforts to unseat incumbent Rep. Carl Zimmerman, D-Palm Harbor, for the House District 65 seat on Sept. 12 in Tarpon Springs.
Sprowls currently works as an assistant state attorney for Florida's 6th Judicial Circuit, which serves Pasco and Pinellas counties. He is also special prosecutor in the gang unit at the state attorney's office. Before he began working at the state attorney's office, he attended the University of South Florida and later the Stetson University School of Law.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued his campaign against President Barack Obamas federal health care law on Monday by penning an op-ed over at RedState. With some conservatives souring on Rubio due to his prominent role in pushing immigration reform, Rubio is looking to get his credentials back in order since he is considered one of the top Republican presidential hopefuls in 2016.
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A photo of former Sen. Nan Rich at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee surfaced on Saturday, showing that the Democratic gubernatorial candidate was indeed inside the Capitol despite being denied admittance by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Friday.The Democratic gubernatorial candidate was initially shut out because "the Capitol is closed at 5 p.m.
By Nancy Smith
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement denied former Sen. Nan Rich's request to be admitted to the Capitol on Saturday. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate was shut out because "the Capitol is closed at 5 p.m. Friday and the public is not allowed to enter the (building) until it opens for business on Monday at 8 a.m.," FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger wrote in a press statement.
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Sen. Marco Rubio is speaking out against Common Core, joining other top Florida Republicans who don't support the education initiative.
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